Hello, the author is here. There is WPC going on right now with a theme that is somehow relevant to my novel, so I wanted to participate. For that, however, I have to re-upload my work. Can you switch to the new version, please? After mulling for some time, I have also changed the title a bit for a more fitting one for the story.
Power stones and reviews will be most welcomed.
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I will post ten more chapters before deleting the 'draft' version.
https://www.webnovel.com/book/shonen-character-system!_22244785206340605
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I still wasn't sure whether the Perfect Disguise will work on a little girl, but there is only one way to check it, right? I tapped my finger on the image of this item in the SHOP, and, soon after, I felt something appear in my pocket.
'Delivery is here!' shouted the clown in my head.
My Points were reduced by 5.
Now, I only had 1P.
Let's see whether it was worth it.
I took out the thing that appeared inside of my pocket and froze. In my hand, I saw a pair of glasses. And not just some normal glasses, but clown's ones, with mustaches and a rubber nose attached.
I took a breath and handed these glasses to Yuki. The girl took them into her hands and, after looking at that thing, gazed at me with a very strange look.
Trying to keep a straight face, I told her:
"We need to have you under disguise. Put them on."
The girl blinked.
"Sir Kiryu, are you sure that…"
"Trust me," I said in a deep voice.
The girl shivered. Then she gulped and at last, put the glasses on.
I did not see her change, but that was to be expected. According to the description of the item, people who know you will be able to recognize you in the glasses if they stay within a five meters distance.
Just to be sure that this thing actually works, I made several steps from Yuki. Once I put some distance between us, I froze. The girl really did change. I saw her turn into a tall, average grown-up man. It was so surprising, that I was lost for words for some time.
However, there was a problem with her disguise. Even while in that form, she was still wearing her clothes.
So... A tall man dressed as a schoolgirl was standing in front of me.
Yuki, seeing the surprise on my face, asked:
"Is… Is everything okay?"
I heard the voice of a young girl come out from the grown-up man's lips…
Seems it won't be so easy after all...
What can I do there? I guess I should just tell her to stay silent, it was the only way, as for the clothes… Well, it's not like I can find anything else right now…
Oh well, it is the year 2022. That is kind of normal in this day and age.
"Everything is alright. The disguise is perfect. Just try to keep silent and stay behind my back, and it should work. Let's go," I said, seeing the man (girl) grow more and more worried.
"If… You say so…" He (she) nodded, still being very confused, and walked forward.
Together we started approaching the gate and the guards. Soon, they noticed us, stopped talking with each other, and turned to face our duo.
While most of the guards were making grim faces, one of them walked forward to meet us. He had a large chin and small shiny eyes. His hair was yellow and messy.
The guy looked at me and Yuki with a warry look in his eyes and then said:
"Who are you? What are you doing here, close to the headquarters of Sun Skull gang?!"
"Sun Skull gang!" shouted the other guards. One of them pointed at his forehead. There was a tattoo of a skull emitting sun rays drawn on it.
Yuki froze.
I answered in a calm voice:
"We wish to join your gang."
"Join..? Ah, you are the recruits!" nodded the guy with a large chin.
"Well, we kind of need new guys, I think… Boss said to recruit as many as we can in preparation for the… Good," the person nodded, and suddenly frowned:
"But… We only need capable guys. Are you good?"
"Yes, of course we are," I said while trying to keep a straight face.
"Okay. But… Why is this one is in a dress?" the guy pointed at Yuki. The girl shivered.
"Is there something wrong with that?" I asked calmly.
"Well," he scratched his neck. "No… I guess?
Okay, let's go then. I still need to show you to the Boss. They will be the one to make the decision," nodded the guy and waved to the other guards to open the iron gates. Once they had opened, the guy lead us into the so-called Base of the gang. It was loud there and full of people.
I was about to go after our guide when I noticed that the Yuki was standing still before the entrance.
The girl's face was full of shock.
Well, I cannot really blame her. She didn't know how she appeared to other people, so from her point of view, everyone around her was completely insane. It's understandable that she was confused, yet right now, she was acting too suspicious. The guards, including our guide, started staring at her.
"Something wrong?" he asked
"No, just give him a moment, he's surprised by that glorious base of yours," I answered, walked toward Yuki, and, trying to wake her up, put a hand on her shoulder…